163-258.4. Role of State Board of Elections.
(a) The State Board of Elections is the State official responsible for implementing this Article and the State's responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff, et seq.
(b) The State Board of Elections shall make available to covered voters information regarding voter registration procedures for covered voters and procedures for casting military-overseas ballots. The State Board of Elections may delegate the responsibility under this subsection only to the State office designated in compliance with the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 102(b)(1), 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1(b)(1).
(c) The State Board of Elections shall establish an electronic transmission system through which covered voters may apply for and receive voter registration materials, military-overseas ballots, and other information under this Article.
(d) The State Board of Elections shall develop standardized absentee-voting materials, including privacy and transmission envelopes and their electronic equivalents, authentication materials, and voting instructions, to be used with the military-overseas ballot of a voter authorized to vote in any jurisdiction in this State, and, to the extent reasonably possible, shall do so in coordination with other states.
(e) The State Board of Elections shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by a covered voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter's identity, eligibility to vote, status as a covered voter, and timely and proper completion of an overseas-military ballot. The declaration shall be based on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, section 103, 42 U.S.C. 1973ff-2, as modified to be consistent with this Article. The State Board of Elections shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required. (2011-182, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, s. 3.1(a), (b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 163 - Elections and Election Laws
Article 21A - Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.
§ 163-258.3 - Elections covered.
§ 163-258.4 - Role of State Board of Elections.
§ 163-258.5 - Overseas voter's registration address.
§ 163-258.6 - Methods of registering to vote.
§ 163-258.7 - Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.
§ 163-258.8 - Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot.
§ 163-258.9 - Transmission of unvoted ballots.
§ 163-258.10 - Timely casting of ballot.
§ 163-258.11 - Federal write-in absentee ballot.
§ 163-258.12 - Receipt of voted ballot.
§ 163-258.14 - Confirmation of receipt of application and voted ballot.
§ 163-258.15 - Use of voter's electronic mail address.
§ 163-258.16 - Publication of election notice.
§ 163-258.17 - Prohibition of nonessential requirements.
§ 163-258.18 - Issuance of injunction or other equitable relief.
§ 163-258.19 - Uniformity of application and construction.
§ 163-258.20 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
§ 163-258.27 - Article inapplicable to persons after change of status; reregistration not required.
§ 163-258.28 - Registration and voting on primary or election day.
§ 163-258.29 - Absentee voting at office of board of elections.